Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-11-18
RAIL AND TIE.
Col. Isaac Trumbo Talks
Of the Proposed
The +: Reason flor the Freight
Blockade on the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe.

rived In this CITY yesterday molhiis
from San Francisco and registered at
the Nadeau. Early in the day Mayor
Workman secured a carriage and drove
to the Nadeau, where the three gen.
tlemen mentioned joined him and
were driven rapidly to East Los An
seles. The entire forenoon was spent
over there in driving up and down the
east bank Of the river and to other
points. Mayor Workman was show
ing them the best manner by which
they could secure an entrance to this
city for their road.
They also looked for site for de-
not upon this side of the river, and
Tor the best way in which to get out OF
the city on the way to San Pedro. At
PIP. M. the party returned to the Ma
deau. and there Colonel Trumbo was
seen by the HERALD's representative.
Prior to the interview with Mr.. Trum-
DO, Mayor Workman was seen. He
stated the above, and added that the
entire line of the road, from Salt Lake
toLos Angeles, had been surveyed and
the grading stakes set, but that every
thing depended upon the re-
mort of Prof. G.. E. Roser, who
e an expert in railroad surveying, and
has been appointed Chief Engineer OF
the road. Prof. Roser represents the
Eastern capitalists who are interested
in the road, and if his report is favor
able land Col. Trumbo states it is sure
to boz, the road will run just as it has
been staked out, if not, then some
alterations will be made in its route.
1.-THE road is sure to come anyhow,
lust Is sure as the city Of Los Angeles
stands where it Does" concluded the
Mayor.
Going to the Nadeau Col. Trumbo
was seen. Taking the reporter to his
room the two were soon talking rail-
roads, at their ease.
s'Col. Trumbo," asked the HERALD's
representative. "what is the object Of
your visit here at this particular
timer"
principally it is to decide whether
or not the 500, 900 subsidy offered by
the owners OF two large ranches across
the mountains, in San Bernardino
county, ahould be accepted. If &C
cepted, it would necessitate a consid-
cradle change in the line mapped out
for the road on its way through the
mountains"
1Mayor Workman states that you
were looking at some places in this
city as site for your depot. Did you
settle upon any place 2"
"No, we did not. 1t has not yet
been determined what we will do in
that way, though it is more than likely
that something positive will be done
before | take my departure next Sat.
urday night"
"Have you done anything about
getting right-of-way into the city
YETI"
''No, we are down here to look after
that too, and if things are favorable,
. large force of surveyors will be set
to work at once, and the exact route
mapped out from Pasadena to this
"You will run into Pasadena
then?'
eyes, sir, we will, and from here
We expect to go on to the coast"
"What will be your terminal point
there?'
every likely San Pedro, provided
We can get an easy line and right-of-
way to that place."
"What about the San Pedro, Los
Angeles and Utah road, would not
that be good way for you to get to
the coast, would you not consider q
proposition from that road to sell out
to you%
"As to that, I cannot say positively.
If the road would sell out at reason
able figure it is more than likely We
would consider the proposition, but Of
course that idea is very far in the fu-
ture. The road is bound to be built to
the coast, it is bound to come through
Los Angeles, and 1t is bound to get as
near a bee line from Salt Lake City
to this city as is compatible with a
profitable concern. The company
starts out with the heaviest kind of
backing, New York and San Francisco
capitalists both being interested. Its
capital stock amounts to over $21 ,OOO,-
600, and if everything is favor
able here, bonds will be issued
and work commenced at once.
The company will build branches
from the main line to all little mining
towns in its vicinity. The distance
from there here, is only 700 miles, and
the company will add 500 miles of
branches to neighboring towns, max
ing a system of 1900 miles in length"
How long will it be, do you think,
before the road is built to Los An
geles?'
"Well, if the road does not start at
this end of its line it will be completed
from Salt Lake City, and trains
running on it, to Los Angeles, inside
of fourteen months, and from here it
will be extended, as I said, to San
Pedro. Then we will consider, most
likely, a proposition from the S. p, L.
A. & U. road"
"Col. Trumbo," said the reporter,
have you any objection to saying posi-
lively whether or not Jay Gould is in
terested in this road?"
Col. Trumbo laughed and gave an
0VA6lt0 bubWCls l)uU bllC IcQOIl6T liz
sisted, and Col. Trumbo gave the fol-
lowing answer:
~ suppose you saw that Jay Gould's
name was among the signatures at
tached to the corporation notice, well,
then, Jay Gould is interested in this
road"
"Was his trip to Europe for the pur-
,,oao of negotiating loans with which
TO back his INTEREST,""
IT cannot say more upon the sub
iect. 1 have said too much already.
/ am going East Saturday night, but
will return in three weeks time, and
then there will be no further need for
secrecy. Everything will be in shape
to 90 ahead with our work"
K gentleman dropped in to see Mr..
at this point of the converse
ton. and the reporter dropped out.
mvrAn EpETCuT RACK AIDE.